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Horsham lights up for 150th

Horsham’s CBD lit up on Saturday night (29 November) as CFA members from across western Victoria marched in a special torchlight procession marking the brigade’s 150th anniversary.

1 Dec 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Emergency Services Foundation's Diversity and Inclusion Awards

Nominations are open for the Emergency Services Foundation's Diversity and Inclusion Awards.

24 Nov 2025 Honours and Awards

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Horsham celebrates 150 years of service

Horsham Fire Brigade proudly celebrated 150 years of service over the weekend, marking the milestone with a community open day and members’ dinner.

17 Nov 2025 Honours and Awards People

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CFA recognised by Toastmasters International

CFA has received a corporate recognition award from Toastmasters International, which is a US-headquartered non-profit educational organisation.

26 May 2025 Honours and Awards Partnerships

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Nhill welcomes new light tanker and field command vehicle

Nhill Fire Brigade has officially received the keys to their new light tanker and field command vehicle, celebrating the additions to the engine bay alongside fellow members.

21 May 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Blue pants mark an era of inclusion for Werribee women runners

Werribee Fire Brigade has made a small but significant change to their championships running uniforms, moving away from the traditional white running pants to a matching blue pant.

10 Apr 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers People Youth and Juniors

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CFA staff honoured for service during Black Summer fires

CFA staff have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their contribution to the 2019–2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

9 Apr 2025 Honours and Awards

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Wimmera pair join forces to take on state’s best

Two young women from the Wimmera are teaming up to make their mark at this year’s CFA/VFBV Firefighting State Championships that take place during the last two weekends in March at Mooroopna.

28 Feb 2025 Events / Fundraising / Offers Training and Recruitment Youth and Juniors

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CFA members receive Australian Fire Service Medals

Six highly regarded CFA members have been named as this year’s Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) recipients, in recognition of their outstanding service to CFA and their communities.

26 Jan 2025 Honours and Awards Incidents - Bushfire People

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Respected leader honoured with AFSM

Mark Gunning’s more than four decades of service to CFA, Fire Rescue Victoria and the broader fire and emergency services is testament to his commitment to the protection and wellbeing of all Vi ...

26 Jan 2025 Honours and Awards

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Kaniva celebrates 100 years of community service and resilience

Kaniva Fire Brigade proudly marked a century of service to the local community with a historic dinner and award ceremony, last Friday night.

18 Sep 2024 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers People

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Roadshow Films CFA fundraiser a success

Thank you to everyone who supported the CFA preview screenings of the Australian movie Force of Nature: The Dry 2.

6 Feb 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Nominate now: celebrating diversity in our ESF community

As we continue to grow and evolve as a vibrant CFA community, it's crucial that we take the time to acknowledge and celebrate the diverse tapestry of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives that mak ...

1 Feb 2024 Honours and Awards Inclusion and Fairness

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2024 Government House Open Day

Join us on Friday 26 January 2024, at Government House Victoria for the annual Open Day event.

22 Jan 2024 Community Safety Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Roadshow Films fundraiser for CFA

Preview screenings of the Australian movie Force of Nature; The Dry 2, which features Victorian emergency services, will be used to raise funds for the CFA in two separate settings.

12 Jan 2024 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Planning an event?

CFA has developed an Event Management Planning Framework to assist both volunteers and staff work through an event planning process for internal and external events, small and large.

24 Nov 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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VESEP grants announced for CFA projects

Nearly $11 million in grant funding will be handed over to CFA brigades to purchase new equipment to help protect their communities.

23 Nov 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers Vehicles / Equipment / Buildings

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Connecting bridge honours Peter J Lucas

CFA has officially recognised the late Peter J Lucas AFSM by naming the connecting bridge between the two buildings CFA occupies at Burwood.

23 Nov 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Warracknabeal opens bigger and better fire station

Warracknabeal Fire Brigade members celebrated the official opening of their new fire station on Thursday, 7 September.

7 Sep 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Dimboola celebrates new fire station

Dimboola Fire Brigade members gathered today to celebrate the official opening of their new fire station.

7 Sep 2023 Events / Fundraising / Offers

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Grizzly bears and wolverines at the June 2023 Volunteer Forum

One of the highlights from this month's Volunteer Forum was a live cross to Canada when the unlikely topic of grizzly bears and wolverines was discussed.

28 Jun 2023 Honours and Awards Events / Fundraising / Offers Training and Recruitment

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Former St Arnaud Captain honoured

A former Captain of St Arnaud Fire Brigade, the late Alan McGee, has been celebrated by having a CFA tanker named in his honour.

26 Jun 2023 Honours and Awards People

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West Region fireys awarded National Emergency Medals

Almost five hundred local volunteer firefighters and CFA staff members have been honoured with National Emergency Medals for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis.

1 May 2023 Honours and Awards People

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West Region's Volunteer Sustainability Team come together

For the first time since the pandemic began, and after several false starts, the West Region Volunteer Sustainability Team finally came together. Over two days in early September the team regrouped, e ...

26 Sep 2022 Events / Fundraising / Offers Others People

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